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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1940
Page
1
Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch Readers per line Classified per word Payable in advance min 28c for first insertion Nn Commission Cards of Thanks In Memoriam Cards 5 Resolutions of Respect church society and school notices where admission is charged obituary poetry at regular advertising rates
A dated humor column notes Thanksgiving reflections by Democrats and Republicans in Iowa, quips about winter, and humorous anecdotes about dancing students in Minnesota, a Chicago divorce court, and fast-changing news. The piece weaves light political, weather, and social jests with local flavor and wartime-era mood.
A humorous column recalls a press short course at Iowa University where experts steal ideas, embarrassed by overused jargon. The writer jokily defines symposium and suggests serving symposiums at a club meeting, noting readers should skip earlier paragraphs and focus on the strong opinions already shared.
Mrs Ethel Kohler will host the general meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service on Thursday afternoon December 5 at her home. Assisting hostesses are Mrs Fleet Frieden Mrs Ray DeSart and Mrs Emma Knudtson. Final bazaar plans will be made for December 12. Committees list several members for each booth and donations are invited via contact with committee members. Watch the Echo for final announcements next week. Supper menu, etc.
The Fayette county WCTU institute meets at Elgin Baptist Church on Thursday December 5 starting 1 30 pm. The program includes a call to order devotionals a flag salute vocal duet and talks on state and local union work a quiz on the National and Year Books and a film The Pay Off. Audience playlet Best of All and an anthem by the Elgin Choir accompany the proceedings with benediction and closing prayers.
Last Wednesday a surprise party marked Mr and Mrs Chas Kniel’s 25th wedding anniversary as Kensington club members and spouses gathered at the Kniel home at 8 PM. Other notes recount rail service changes affecting mail, Thanksgiving visits and a train wreck near Brainard, plus health concerns from a kick injury to Walter Ernst and Thanksgiving happenings in surrounding towns. The Iowa life policyholders received 9 995 000 dollars in death claim settlements in the first ten months of 1940.
Luther College Decorah releases its 1940 41 basketball schedule with games against Stevens Point Eau Claire Augsburg Central Wartburg Buena Vista Upper Iowa Loras Simpson Western Union and Wartburg at venues in Decorah Dubuque Fayette Pella Indianola and Waverly dates range December to March.
The article discusses how windows and curtains shape room cheer and comfort. It explains privacy light control and aesthetic framing, urging careful planning of window size shape and direction in building design.
Ladies of the Pleasant Point Study Club in Illyria township gathered at Mrs Clyde King’s home on Friday November 22. The program focused on window dressing and light in room design with a roll call memorizing the First Armistice. Lunch followed and plans were made to meet next month with Mrs John Nydegger.
Clayton county jurors are Clayton County residents Lou McNally and Art Baltz from Grand Meadow Fred Domke from Highland Anna Hanson and Will Lantz from Marion among those drawn for the December term which opens December 2. They will report Monday the 9th. Judge Fichendorf will preside. Thirty two Fayette county students are among 6567 enrolled at Iowa State College this fall a record high with Elgin students Keith Thoma Robert Schneider and Robert Steele.
Fred H. Harms, 67, well known Fayette county buttermaker and former president of his state association, died suddenly at his Oelwein home on November 21 after a heart attack at breakfast. In poor health since Sunday, he was highly decorated in his field and active in local civic affairs. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Lutheran church in Oelwein.
The Altoona Tribune asserts that complaining about a town’s lack of enterprise is easy while true improvement requires active boosting. It urges individuals to take initiative to better their town or country neighborhood rather than sit on a curbside complaining.
New figures show Sears, Roebuck & Co spent 11,409,649 dollars for advertising in 1939 across 892 newspapers in 47 states. Sales also topped the company’s history that year, with all but 8.34 percent of the advertising budget going to newspapers and radio accounting for 1.17 percent.
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